biwa trout (Oncorhynchus masou rhodurus); biwa salmon
outer sanctum; nave; transept
(arch.) beast (esp. one used for its meat, such as a boar or a deer); hunting (of animals such as boar, deer, etc.)
to be at a loss; to be in a corner
hattengu; tengu said to live among the 8 mountains of Atago, Hira, Daisen, Ōmine, Kurama, Iizuna, Hiko, and Shiramine
hair or fur on the surface of fabric; pile; growth of hair; hairy legs
unqualified or unlicensed person; (legally) incompetent
seat allocation; fee paid to an performer (at a vaudeville hall); appearance fee
to be exhausted; to be worn out; to be done in
Chrysanthemum Festival (the 9th day of the 9th lunar month) (one of the five annual festivals)
protrusion; projection; hors d'oeuvre; appetizer; frontal thrust out (winning technique); pushing one's opponent out of the ring
Mixi (Japanese social networking website)
reciter's book; complete set of books
automatic car; car with automatic transmission
Yamantaka Vidya-raja; conqueror of Death
fish pickled in rice-bran paste (esp. mackerel)
elegance; grace; refinement; good taste
working hard; applying oneself; cultivating one's character (through hard work or study); polishing (stones)
to go to the bottom of an affair; to inquire into the origin
outward appearance (of a house); exterior; external structure (of a building; e.g. gate, fence, garage); exterior structure
summer purification rites (held at shrines on the last day of the 6th lunar month)
contrary to one's expectations; to one's surprise
throwing one's weight around without knowing one's limitations; (lit.) Yelang thinks too highly of itself
seven autumnal flowers (bush clover, Chinese silvergrass, kudzu, fringed pink, golden lace, thoroughwort, and balloon flower)
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
ripening (of a crop); crop; harvest
chrysanthemum sake; rice wine infused with chrysanthemum, served on the Chrysanthemum Festival (September 9); strong mirin, typical of Kaga and Higo provinces